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Pick Up on This! is an album by the American musician Beau Jocque, released in 1994.^[1]^[2] He is credited with his band, the Zydeco Hi-Rollers.^[3] Beau Jocque supported the album with North American and United Kingdom tours.^[4]^[5]

Recorded in October 1993, the album was produced by Scott Billington; Billington later called Beau Jocque among the producer's most exciting finds.^[6]^[7] "Hucklebuck" is a version of the dance tune.^[8] "Zydeco Boogie Woogie" is an interpretation of John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen'".^[9] "Give It to Me" uses scratches by a New Orleans turntablist.^[6] Pick Up on This! ends with an interpolation of War's "Low Rider".^[10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[11]
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution	^[10]
Austin American-Statesman	^[12]
MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide	^[13]
The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings	^[14]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give It to Me"
2.	"Gardez Donc! (Look at That!)"
3.	"Zydeco Boogie Woogie"
4.	"Mardi Gras Blues"
5.	"Comin' In"
6.	"Don't Tell Your Mama, Don't Tell Your Papa"
7.	"Yesterday"
8.	"Do Right Sometime"
9.	"Hucklebuck"
10.	"Pick Up on This"
11.	"Chere Mignonne (Dear Cute One)"
12.	"Hi-Rollers Theme/Low Rider"

References

↑ "Beau Jocque Biography by Jason Ankeny". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
↑ World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific. Vol. 2. Rough Guides. 2000. p. 567.
↑ "'Pick Up on This!' Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers". The Sun News. April 3, 1994. p. 9D.
↑ Fuselier, Herman (April 28, 1994). "Zydeco's Beau Jocque is bringing his hot sound here". Daily World. No. 108. Opelousas. p. 1.
↑ "Hi-rolling time in the Swamp". Derby Evening Telegraph. June 30, 1994. p. 17.
1 2 Billington, Scott (2022). Making Tracks: A Record Producer’s Southern Roots Music Journey. University Press of Mississippi.
↑ Morse, Steve (September 17, 1999). "Beau Jocque remembered". The Boston Globe. p. C14.
↑ The Louisiana Field Guide: Understanding Life in the Pelican State. LSU Press. 2014. p. 162.
↑ Nager, Larry (April 23, 1994). "Recordings". The Commercial Appeal. p. C2.
1 2 Townsend, Bob (April 30, 1994). "More great licks from Big Easy's best". Leisure. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 23.
1 2 "Pick Up on This! Review by Thom Owens". AllMusic. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
1 2 McLeese, Don (April 28, 1994). "Some of the best of JazzFest". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 6.
↑ MusicHound Folk: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 408.
↑ The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings. Penguin Books. 2006. p. 28.
↑ Considine, J.D. (April 1, 1994). "Pick Up on This! Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers". Features. The Baltimore Sun. p. 5.
↑ Himes, Geoffrey (June 19, 1994). "New Releases". The Washington Post.
↑ Moon, Tom (May 25, 1994). "Mounting Challenges to Traditional Zydeco". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. F1.
↑ Fricke, David (June 16, 1994). "On the Edge". Rolling Stone. No. 684. p. 110.
↑ Blake, Joseph (March 9, 1995). "Cajun combo good with beans". News. Times Colonist. p. 1.
↑ Olmstead, Robert (January 1995). "Ragin' Cajun". Spin. Vol. 10, no. 10. p. 25.

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